Kuemper will protect the road goal versus the Kraken on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. Kuemper is 5-1-0 with just seven goals allowed on 164 shots over his last six starts.

Kuemper stopped 20 of 21 shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks. Kuemper has allowed one goal or less in five straight games, and he's unlucky to be 4-1-0 in that span. The Kings' offense also scored more than three goals for the first time in six games.

The Kings are built to stifle opponents and win games by narrow margins. This strategy requires the players to execute nearly flawless games. When they are unable to do so, they have relied on a resurgent Darcy Kuemper to bail them out.

They were singing in falsetto on Thursday in Vancouver, where Alex Turcotte’s two goals and his no-look assist to Adrian Kempe in the opening 9:42 of the match staked the Kings and lights-out goaltender Darcy Kuemper to a three-score advantage en route to a 5-1 win.

Jaden Schwartz scores three goals and Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period to lead the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2 win over the Kings.

Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Wednesday night.

William Nylander scored for Toronto, which has lost three straight in regulation. Joseph Woll had 22 saves. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Florida beat Los Angeles.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

The Florida Panthers looked like they enjoyed their first game in Sunrise in a couple weeks. Hosting the Los Angeles Kings, Florida jumped out to an early lead and clamped down on the advantage, skating to a 3-0 victory.

William Wallinder was named the first star for the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs.

Once he was ready to do it, we were ready to execute.” Thompson has been working his way toward this deal and the financial security and term it offers for a decade now, since his junior hockey days with the Grande Prairie Storm of the AJHL and the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL.